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so there's an enormously negative impact on global economy immediately, particularly in asia for which neither the japanese, nor the chinese will be particularly grateful to us. but also push the europeans much more into the hands of the russians. and then every adjoining area next to iran is susceptible to local war which used to be called in the communist lexicon people's war. i once had a meeting with xiaoping in which he informed us that he's going to invade vietnam, and he wanted us to be sort of passively friendly expecting soviet reactions. he was asked what is the likely soviet reaction by the president of the united states. and he sort of breezily said, well, you know, they may do this, they may do that, they may send arms, that will take a long time because we're not going to be doing it for a long time, they may stage border incidents, we have add lots of them, so we can have a few more, so what? and then he says they may invade us from mongolia where they have 22 armored divisions and strike southward towards beijing directly. and he says we will use people's war on them. a
so there's an enormously negative impact on global economy immediately, particularly in asia for which neither the japanese, nor the chinese will be particularly grateful to us. but also push the europeans much more into the hands of the russians. and then every adjoining area next to iran is susceptible to local war which used to be called in the communist lexicon people's war. i once had a meeting with xiaoping in which he informed us that he's going to invade vietnam, and he wanted us to be...
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i didn't run a campaign on jobs and the economy, jobbing and the economy, jobs and the economy and beat that drum until i beat people into sleep. that's part of it, all right, but all of the rest of this has to be added together, or we can never reconstruct this country. we will not get the pillars of american exceptionalism back together. [applause] unless we have the full spectrum. if we can restore our families and strengthen our faith and protect innocent, unborn human life instead of assaulting it with a half a billion dollars appropriated to planned parenthood in a single year. that's gotta go. obamacare has got to go. [cheers and applause] we can't let up on obamacare and believe that somehow we're going to capitulate to that side because the roads are vitality, and it is an unconstitutional taking of god-given american liberty, and it's got to go. [cheers and applause] ronald reagan omelet me down a couple -- only let me down a couple of times in eight years. one of those was 1986, and i still had the dent after i heard on the news he had signed the amnesty act of 1986. but it w
i didn't run a campaign on jobs and the economy, jobbing and the economy, jobs and the economy and beat that drum until i beat people into sleep. that's part of it, all right, but all of the rest of this has to be added together, or we can never reconstruct this country. we will not get the pillars of american exceptionalism back together. [applause] unless we have the full spectrum. if we can restore our families and strengthen our faith and protect innocent, unborn human life instead of...
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economy. so this report focuses narrowly on electoral prospects, but in many ways the stakes are much larger. and i concede your points, you're right. >> so regarding the question about, you know, how would political parties even b if they have programs be able to implement them, you know, if they come to power in government, look, there are a couple of things. i already mentioned the need for, um, creating political alliances across party lines, so to speak; islamist, secularist, right, left. i don't fancy that everyone in egypt can unite in, you know, in one giant bloc. but, in other words, you know, it's not going to be possible for just one, no one political party or one political force is going to be able to make big things happen, right? and we see some of the big things that have to happen. economic reform is desperately needed, right? someone has to address the hemorrhaging of the egyptian government budget through particularly fuel subsidies and efforts to support the egyptian pound,
economy. so this report focuses narrowly on electoral prospects, but in many ways the stakes are much larger. and i concede your points, you're right. >> so regarding the question about, you know, how would political parties even b if they have programs be able to implement them, you know, if they come to power in government, look, there are a couple of things. i already mentioned the need for, um, creating political alliances across party lines, so to speak; islamist, secularist, right,...
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it's largely a function of the private economy. it's largely a function of the private economy. and it's a cycle that's very well understood. someone has a really good idea for a business, a new business, or growing their existing business. they somehow get access to money, whether it's their own money or money they borrowed or money someone invests through them, and they open this business. there's no guarantee that that business is going to work out. but they are willing to risk it. and the idea works. and all of a sudden this business that they started all by themselves out of the spare bedroom of their home, they now have five employees. and five employees isn't just a number. that's five families that are taking home a paycheck. those are five providers -- mothers or fathers -- that are bringing home opportunities to their children. this is how prosperity is created. this is how every one of us has ever gotten a job or how our parents got their jobs, or -- either because they or someone else risked it and created a business opportunity that provides them a job. this is how
it's largely a function of the private economy. it's largely a function of the private economy. and it's a cycle that's very well understood. someone has a really good idea for a business, a new business, or growing their existing business. they somehow get access to money, whether it's their own money or money they borrowed or money someone invests through them, and they open this business. there's no guarantee that that business is going to work out. but they are willing to risk it. and the...
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in the global economy and the u.s. economy. the security of our allies whether in the middle east or further afield, you know, frankly, on every continue innocent depend in many ways -- continent depend in many ways on energy prices, food prices and so fort. so i think our independence of supply will be excellent, but it really won't diminish the interests we have in the middle east. i, frankly, don't hear a lot of concern about that when i go to the region. i hear much more about it here, frankly. >> very good. well, thank you, dennis, david, and mike. thank you for your presentations, and thank you all for joining us today. and, please, look out on your, um, on your e-mails for, again, the release of this strategic transition paper, obama ii in the middle east by dennis and jim jeffrey and for what i'm sure will be the written analysis of the president's trip that my colleagues will be producing, um, and will be transmitting to you probably as he's flying home. so thank you all very much for joining us today. bye-bye. [applau
in the global economy and the u.s. economy. the security of our allies whether in the middle east or further afield, you know, frankly, on every continue innocent depend in many ways -- continent depend in many ways on energy prices, food prices and so fort. so i think our independence of supply will be excellent, but it really won't diminish the interests we have in the middle east. i, frankly, don't hear a lot of concern about that when i go to the region. i hear much more about it here,...
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[laughter] [laughter] the war has effected the economy as well, and left us with a legacy of high oil prices and higher national debt. and the iraq war -- has far reaching consequences. i have been speaking up until now about budgetary cost, of course there are vast costs to civil society both here and iraq and economic costs and financial costs. some of the costs that i'm now going talk about are costs that are born by individuals and society or society at large rather than directly by the government. the first -- there are many of these costs i can talk about. let me highlight a couple. first, if we think back to when we invaded iraq in 2003, oil prices were $25 a barrel and we had been at that level for more than two decades, and the futures market, which take in to account already increase from demand of china predicted oil prices would remain in that range for the next decade. oil prices are complicated but most experts agree that iraq was one of the triggers that lead to oil prices shooting up shortly after the innovation. oil prices peaked at $14 0 a barrel since then. since th
[laughter] [laughter] the war has effected the economy as well, and left us with a legacy of high oil prices and higher national debt. and the iraq war -- has far reaching consequences. i have been speaking up until now about budgetary cost, of course there are vast costs to civil society both here and iraq and economic costs and financial costs. some of the costs that i'm now going talk about are costs that are born by individuals and society or society at large rather than directly by the...
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to be the global example of democracy or the ability to develop an economy. a couple points i would make. as is always the case, the ability to conduct governmental reforms is just difficult. it is hard. this is a new and assertive legislature. they are boisterous, they are aggressive and assertive. all of these things are positive with respect to where i think the jurors seek to go in afghanistan. this is a young democracy. it is early. the good news is afghanistan since on top of trillions of dollars of natural resources when it comes to strategic minerals, gems, gold, etc. a vast wealth. and we have seen other countries emerge. the national leadership chose to invest and there are countries around the world and people in this room can tip them off pretty quickly. where those early strategic decisions have delivered relatively small countries with greater capacity. especially over time. we might use korea as an example of how we stuck with korea. there is an affordability to mention. we don't need to have the kinds of forces in south korea to preserve north
to be the global example of democracy or the ability to develop an economy. a couple points i would make. as is always the case, the ability to conduct governmental reforms is just difficult. it is hard. this is a new and assertive legislature. they are boisterous, they are aggressive and assertive. all of these things are positive with respect to where i think the jurors seek to go in afghanistan. this is a young democracy. it is early. the good news is afghanistan since on top of trillions of...
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it will soon be one of the world's largest economies. its involvement in asia will be a welcomed addition. the u.s. must work with india to reduce her domestic constraints to growth and increase foreign direct investment, reducing red tape, increasing the supply of electricity, improving the tax system, strengthening the ability to enforce contracts will all live in the is ranking and spur business growth in a way that has been missing thus far. since asia's economy is largely based on global supply chains, it is absolutely critical for india to enact reforms, to liberalize its economy, to tap into this regional market. this is out in the anchors itself in the asia-pacific region, and we should do what we can to help leverage those reforms inside india. that is why i believe the administration must redouble its efforts to secure a u.s.-india bilateral investment treaty. current negotiations are proceeding far too slowly. there are important issues to resolve. it's going to take a concerted effort to make progress, but once the vat is fir
it will soon be one of the world's largest economies. its involvement in asia will be a welcomed addition. the u.s. must work with india to reduce her domestic constraints to growth and increase foreign direct investment, reducing red tape, increasing the supply of electricity, improving the tax system, strengthening the ability to enforce contracts will all live in the is ranking and spur business growth in a way that has been missing thus far. since asia's economy is largely based on global...
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agriculture is an essential part of who we are as montanans. 50% of montana's economy is tied to ranching and farming, supporting one in five jobs in montana. i had the privilege to grow up on a ranch outside helena, montana. it taught me firsthand the values of hard work, faith, family and doing what's right. those are the values i take to me with work every day. paul harvey, who got his start in broadcasting in montana, said it best in this poem, "so god made a farmer." "god looked down on the earth he created and said i need a caretaker for this world i made. and so god made a farmer. so as part of trying to bridge that divide between washington, d.c. and montana, i honor the strong legacy of farming and ranching montanans in montana by celebrating national ag day. those montana families involved in agriculture is so much more than a livelihood. it is a way of life. i'm honored to represent so many ranchers, so many farmers from montana who have dedicated their life to the land, providing the service that everyone in the world benefits from. i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president?
agriculture is an essential part of who we are as montanans. 50% of montana's economy is tied to ranching and farming, supporting one in five jobs in montana. i had the privilege to grow up on a ranch outside helena, montana. it taught me firsthand the values of hard work, faith, family and doing what's right. those are the values i take to me with work every day. paul harvey, who got his start in broadcasting in montana, said it best in this poem, "so god made a farmer." "god...